Viburnum and Sambucus (elderberry) are sometimes split off from the Caprifoliaceae into the Adoxaceae.
Plantae>Magnoliophyta>Magnoliopsida>Dipsacales>Caprifoliaceae>Viburnum rufidulum Raf.
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| Rusty Blackhaw is an uncommon small tree, distinguished from the similar and more common Blackhaw (V. prunifolium) by its lustrous upper leaf surfaces and rusty hairs. Wake Co., NC 4/26/04. |
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| Detail of the densely pubescent rusty-colored terminal buds. |
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| The leaves are rusty-hairy underneath. |
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| The bark is rough and blocky. Viburnum and Sambucus (elderberry) are sometimes split off from the Caprifoliaceae into the Adoxaceae. |
More information:
Floridata
Trees of Alabama and the Southeast
Virginia Tech Dendrology
Revised 4/5/07 cwcook@duke.edu
All photographs and text ©2007 by Will Cook